Author Archive: Marika

Lucullus is a square vase of molded blown glass designed by Nanny Still for Riihimäen Lasi in 1966. There are 9 different molded designs in the Lucullus series. It was in production 1967 – 1968 and was made in many colors including clear, yellow, blue, green, purple and brown. It is also some times referred […]

Grapponia is really a whole series of mass produced every day pressed glassware designed by Nanny Still in 1968 for Riihimäen Lasi. This entry concentrates on just the bottles / decanters. The model number for them was #1724, and they were produced 1968 – 1975 in many different colors, such as cobalt blue, light blue, […]

Decollete is a series of large different color glass spheres with a slice removed from the top. Some are single color and some have two layers of color. Each is unique, and they were produced by Nuutajärvi Glassworks master glass blowers in 1985. Each is signed “Oiva Toikka Nuutajärvi Notsjö”. They are amazing works of […]

Prisma was designed by Kaj Franck for Nuutajärvi in 1954, and it was produced from 1954 to 1968. The vase resembles a prism with its color blending. It is free blown and cut into a four-sided flattened diamond shape. Each vase is signed “K. Franck, Nuutajärvi Notsjö” followed by the year it was made, f.ex. […]

Arguably one of the best known and most beautiful etched vase designs by Göran Hongell, he designed it for Karhula glassworks in the 1930’s. The vase has deeply cut rings and stars in a light teal blue color. Signed “G. Hongell Karhula” or “G.H. Karhula”. H 150 mm RECENT AUCTION RESULTS: Signed G.H. Karhula, sold […]

Pikku-Majakka candlestick was designed by Oiva Toikka for Nuutajärvi in 1967. As the name entails, it is a smaller version of the very tall Majakka (Lighthouse). It’s model number was N465. It was in production from 1967 to 1971, and came in several colors such as clear, light green, blue, cobalt blue, black and dark […]

Novitas is a range of cylindrical vases Timo Sarpaneva designed for Iittala in 1965. They come in either apple green or amber brown color, and are usually signed “TS”. The series was in production 1965 – 1969 and it’s model number was 2733. H 115 mm 140 mm 150 mm 190 mm

KF 245 is the design model number for this vase as it never had an official name. Some people call it the hourglass vase due to its shape. Kaj Franck designed the vase for Nuutajärvi in 1956 and it was in production from 1957 to 1969 in several colors; dark blue, light blue, moss green, […]

The Pagoda vase and matching candlestick were designed by Nanny Still for Riihimäen Lasi in 1968. The vase was produced 1968-1969, and the candlestick a little bit longer, 1968-1971. The vase was made in moss green, while the candlestick was produced in same moss green color as well as clear and bright red. Vase: H […]

Harri Koskinen designed Atlas candleholders for Iittala in 1996 as his first design for the glass works. In Atlas, a hollow, cylindrical base tapers up gradually to a flared elliptical-shaped top with a holder in the middle for a taper candle. It was originally made in light green, dark green, clear, red, blue and white. […]